| [/ˈdesələt; ˋdɛsələt/] adj 用法:
1 (of a place) deserted and miserable （指地方）无人烟的, 荒凉的, 荒芜的:
a desolate industrial landscape 工业废墟 *
a desolate, windswept moorland area 荒凉的、 受强风吹袭的高沼地区. 用法:
2 miserable and without friends; lonely and sad 凄凉而无友的; 孤凄的:
a desolate person, life, existence 孤独而凄凉的人、 生活、 生活情况 *
We all felt absolutely desolate when she left. 她走後, 我们都觉得万分孤寂. desolate 2
[/ˈdesəleɪt; ˋdɛsəˏlet/] v [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] 用法:
1 leave (a place) ruined and deserted 使（某处）沦为废墟; 使荒凉:
a city desolated by civil strife 遭内乱破坏的城市. 用法:
2 make (sb) sad and hopeless 使（某人）悲伤绝望:
a family desolated by the loss of a child 因失去孩子而悲痛欲绝的一家人. |